Charles spahmer



(No Model.)

C. SPAHMER.

SGRAPBR POR BOOTS 0R SHOES. No.. 444,716. Patented Jan. 13,1891.

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CHARLES SPAI-IMER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO EUGENE PROMIS, OF SAME PLACE.

SCRAPER FOR BOOTS OR SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 444,716, dated January 13, 1891.

Application iiled May 6, 1890.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES SPAHMER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the cityand county of Philadelphia, in th e State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Scrapers for Boots or Shoes, of which the following is a specification,referenee being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part thereof.

My invention relates to that class of scrapers employed to remove dirt from the heels and soles of boots or shoes by the passing of the latter in frictional contact with the blade of the former, and has for its object the provision of a scraper that will be of simple, cheap, and durable construction, easily cleaned, and one that may be set iiush with the pavement, step, door, or its other location; and it consists of a suitable trame or receptacle of any desi-red size and eoniiguration of outline, either with or without a bottom, that may be permanently or removably set with regard to the pavement, te.; further, of a scraper or blade which is pivotally sup ported and adapted to be upset either into or out of position for use by means of a movement of the foot of the operator applied to a lug, or what I terln an upset, located on the face or upper side of the blade, and, further, of a counter-balance or weight located on the back or under side of the blade to facilitate said operation; and to such end it consists of the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter particularly described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view ot a scraper constructed in accordance with my invention, the blade occupying` a horizontal position and serving as a cover to its receptacle, such being its position when out of use as a scraper per se. FiO. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the same, taken on the linea: no, but represented as counter sunk into a pavement or the like 5 and Fig. 3 1s an end section al view taken on the line y y, Fig. 2, and represents in full lines the blade when in its horizontal position out of use as a seraperper se, and in dotted lines showing the blade when in its vertical position and in Serial No. 350,847. (No model.)

use as a scraper and a shoe applied thereto in the act of being scraped.

Referring to the drawings, A is a suitable frame, box, or other reeeptable, preferably it may be simply a recess or countersink in a pavement, dre.

a are iianges or offsets formed on the inner side of the receptacle at one side near the top edge, which act as a seat for the blade B when the latter is in a horizontal position and out of use as a scraper per se. The blade B when out of use acts as a lid or cover to the receptacle, and should be of size to snugly fit within the same. This blade is provided at opposite ends on its under side with downwardlyprojecting lugs?) l), andis pivotallyconnected to said receptacle by pivots bx bx, passing through said lugs and exten dinginto the sides of the receptacle.

C is what I term the upset, it being a lug or other projection, preferably cast with the blade on its face or upper side at or about its center, and by means of which and the foot of the operator the blade can readily be upset out of a horizontal position into a vertical position for use, and then acts as a prop or support for the blade when the latter is in use and takes up most of the strain from the rivets.

d is a recess or depression in the rim of the f rame or receptacle and forms a seat to receive the upset C when the blade is in a vert-ical position, giving stability to the parts.

I) is a countenbalance or weight, preferably formed with the blade on its back or under side across its conter, as shown, and is preferably a casting with a swell at one end, and tends to facilitate an easy upsetting of the blade into a vertical position for use.

To bring the blade into position for use it is only necessary for the operator to press the toe of the boot on the upset C, when the blade will at once turn on its pivots and assume a vertical position. The upset C will then seat itself in the recess a or depression in the rim or edge of the receptacle and prop or support the blade. The heels and soles of the boot of the operator can then loescraped on the blade constructed of iron, in a rectangular form,'orf

in the usual manner, the dirt therefrom fa1ling into the receptacle, after which operation a slight push with the toe of the boot against the blade will upset the blade and cause it tO resume its horizontal position.

lf the receptacle be a box, it can be removed and inverted to dischargeits contents, and if only a frame is used'in conjunction with a countersink Or space in the pavement, floor, da., it may be lifted out and the space cleaned, and if the construction and arrangement be a permanent one ample room is afforded for the removing' of the accumulation when the blade is in a vertical position.

Having novv1 fully described my invent-ion, I Wish it to be understood that l do not limit myself to the precise construction and arrangement of devices as shown in my drawings, but may vary the same in any manner to better carry out the principle of myinvention without departing from the true scope thereof.

zontally supported over a space or receptacle and provided with a lug or upset on .its face, whereby upon applied pressure thereto the blade may be caused to assume a vertical position for use and be supported in such position by said upset, as described, and for the purposes set forth.

2. A scraper for boots or shoes consisting of a blade adapted to be pivotally and horizontally supported over a space or receptacle and provided with a lug or upset on its face, whereby upon applied pressure thereto the blade may be caused to assume a vertical position for use and be supported in such position by said upset, and a counter-balance or weight on the back Or underside of said blade to facilitate such upsetting, as described, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed myname this 24th day of April, A. D. 1890. l

CHAS. SPAHMER. In presence of- WALTER ROBINSON, JOHN J OLLEY, Jr. 

